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Río Polop Waterfall – Barchell Castle loop from Camp Municipal de Futbol El Collao

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Río Polop Waterfall – Barchell Castle loop from Camp Municipal de Futbol El Collao

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Río Polop Waterfall – Barchell Castle loop from Camp Municipal de Futbol El Collao

03:41

11.1km

290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.25 km for 13 m

After 4.80 km for 30 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.69 km

Río Polop Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

From Casa Rural Bons Aires it takes about 20 minutes to reach the Riu de Polop, a small river that flows towards Alcoi. In the weekend you will find lots …

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4.54 km

Ruins

4.86 km

Els Canalons

Highlight • Gorge

this is a beautiful rock formation along the route

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6.63 km

Barchell Castle

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Barchell Castle, in Spanish, dates from the 13th century. It is located on a rocky promontory just under 800 meters above sea level. Its tower reaches 20 meters in height, …

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6.92 km

View of Puente de las 7 Lunas

Highlight • Viewpoint

A view from above onto the Puente de las 7 lunas. This bridge was built between 1927 and 1929 as a part of the railway track between Alcoy and Alicante, …

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9.23 km

View of El Salt Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Up in the hills between Casa Rural Bons Aires and Alcoi we accidentally stumbled upon waterfalls. Quite impressive, frankly. From the point where you see the falls, there is a …

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9.83 km

Puente del Salt

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Disused railway bridge. Now a beautiful path for pedestrians and cyclists across the bridge to Alcoi.

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.08 km

2.78 km

1.84 km

381 m

Surfaces

6.59 km

3.31 km

606 m

556 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

38°C

25°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2023,Ruta Mupal. Racó San Bonaventura y Canalones

Municipal Hiking Program route: banks of the Riquer de Alcoy river

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January 17, 2024,Sant Bonaventura - Canalons - Castell de Barxell - El Salt

I've been retired for more than a year and I still haven't been able to take a morning off... Until today, three friends have gotten together for many years. We have chosen a classic Alicante hiking route: Alcoi - Racó de Sant Bonaventura - Els Canalons and a visit to the Castell de Barxell which was closed by a fence, …

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October 28, 2022,Racó Sant Bonaventura (ESP)

A perfect walk for autumn colour. 🍂 Parked at the Sunday Market location and basically followed the river. A really beautiful path that brings you the picnic area. From here on we took the climbing track up, which takes a right turn in the first bend. From here on the adventure will start, with a number of passage ways that …

November 8, 2023,Racó Sant Bonaventura (ESP)

We park in the industrial estate Batoi and walk down to the Molí del Roma to start the Camí de Sant Bonaventura. Autumnal colours are splendid now while we walk along the river as far as the Picnic Area 🍂
Here, we take the track uphill and take a turn to the right further up and we walk until we …

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Río Polop Waterfall – Barchell Castle loop from Camp Municipal de Futbol El Collao

Río Polop Waterfall

Els Canalons

Barchell Castle

View of Castell de Baxell

View of Puente de las 7 Lunas

View of El Salt Waterfall

Puente del Salt

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